Information processing apparatus, image forming apparatus, information processing method and non-transitory computer readable medium that control near field communication units

An image forming apparatus, comprising:

• a first near field communication unit that transmits a first wireless signal for performing first near field communication;
• a second near field communication unit that transmits a second wireless signal for performing second near field communication;
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• a processor configured to act as a communication control unit that controls the first and second near field communication units such that the first wireless signal and the second wireless signal are alternately transmitted, identification information of a user is acquired from a terminal device via the first near field communication when a connection via the first near field communication is established in response to transmitting the first wireless signal, and identification information of the image forming apparatus is transmitted to the terminal device via the second near field communication when a connection via the second near field communication is established in response to transmitting the second wireless signal.

An information processing method comprising:

• controlling a first near field communication unit that transmits a first wireless signal for performing first near field communication and a second near field communication unit that transmits a second wireless signal for performing second near field communication such that the first wireless signal and the second wireless signal are alternately transmitted;
• acquiring identification information of a user from a terminal device via the first near field communication when a connection via the first near field communication is established in response to transmitting the first wireless signal;
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• transmitting own identification information to the terminal device via the second near field communication when a connection via the second near field communication is established in response to transmitting the second wireless signal.